Wishing & Hoping it was Summer....Lemon Mousse.

Like I said in the last blog posting, we have a lot of lemons.  So that's what I did today, made lemon mousse.  It was between the lemon mousse or the lemon crumbly bars, but went with the mousse.  Could I say mousse one more time?  Mousse.  Ok.....so here it is:

Makes 4-6 parfait glasses.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon plain gelatin
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 sugar
3 tablespoons lemon zest
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
6 large egg yolks

1 1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar

In a small bowl add the water, and then sprinkle the gelatin on top to allow to 'gel'...about 10 minutes.

While that is 'gel-ing', melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.  Once melted, remove from heat and add the sugar, salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice.  Whisk together and then add the egg yolks.  Place this over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with the whisk.  Let cook until the mixture is thick and can coat the back of a spoon (8-10 minutes). 
*If the mixture begins to bubble, remove from heat for 15 seconds letting steam to escape, then return to heat.

Once it has thickened, whisk in the gelatin.  Let the mixture cool down to room temperature, stirring occasionally.  Once it has cooled, beat the whipping cream and sugar to form stiff peaks.  Add half of the whipped cream into the lemon curd and gently fold in.

Pour mousse between the parfait glasses.  Top with a large dollop of whipped cream!

**It may not have the consistency of mousse right away, so let sit int he refrigerator for some time, add the whipped cream, then you should be good to go!!